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ft.com - 24 days ago

Nintendo ponders Kindle tactics for consoles

— ft.com — Published: October 30 2009 16:36 | Last updated: October 30 2009 16:36 Nintendo is looking at the business model of Amazon’s Kindle as it considers the future for its portable consoles, the company’s president said on Friday. “I’m interested because ... (more) Nintendo ponders Kindle tactics for consoles

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computerandvideogames.com - 20 days ago

News: Iwata: "Wii cannot be defined as healthy"

— computerandvideogames.com — Tuesday 3-Nov-2009 2:00 PM Nintendo on "urgent mission to recover momentum during holidays" in Japan Nintendo top honcho Satoru Iwata has said that Wii's situation in Japan "cannot be defined as healthy". It's probably not as bad as it sounds, they ... (more) News: Iwata: "Wii cannot be defined as healthy"

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pocketgamer.co.uk - 21 days ago

Nintendo considering 'always on' 3G connectivity for DS

— pocketgamer.co.uk — Sony seemed to make a concerted effort to puts its weight back behind its handheld brand a few months back in response to the iPhone's popularity, and now Nintendo appears to be following suit. We heard about the previously slimmed down DS Lite and ... (more) Nintendo considering 'always on' 3G connectivity for DS

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Nintendo to start WiiWare demo test
GoNintendo — ... crap…Nintendo might actually be getting with the times! In their investor question and answer session, Satoru Iwata announced that Nintendo will run a test WiiWare demo service that will offer demos for select games. This test will take place to see if WiiWare sales can be raised, and to gain more attention for the service. No word on this test coming stateside at this time. Thanks to DSkartmasta and TheKingUpNorth for the heads up! Link

Nintendo Preparing To Distribute WiiWare Demos
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Nintendo sort of interested in WiiWare demos ... maybe
Destructoid — ... market for WiiWare and DSiWare, but Iwata isn't confident this move will immediately fix the problem, hence it being just a test. If you ask me, such a plan is certainly not going to hurt anything. While there are currently a lot of unknowns -- which games will be getting demos, what regions this applies to, etc. -- this is something you'd all be interested in seeing, right? Are there any games in particular you've always wanted to try without blindly buying them? [Via IGN]

Nintendo planning to offer WiiWare demos
Joystiq — During the recent investor Q&A session, Satoru Iwata announced plans to begin rolling out demos for a small selection of WiiWare games this month. He didn't say which region or regions would receive this service, so let's assume it's just Japan. The pilot program is intended to bring more attention to the Wii Shop Channel, which, Iwata said, is currently only used by people who already know what they want. He expressed some doubt as to the effectiveness of demos as a promotional tool, but the (test) market will decide that! ...

Nintendo Thinks WiiWare Demos Might Be A Good Idea [Wii]
Kotaku — ... That's according to IGN's translation of the oft-cited investor Q&A; that Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto dropped minor details at last week—nuggets of news that range from Miyamoto's ...

Nintendo launching a test program for WiiWare demos
That VideoGame Blog — ... Nintendo will be launching a test program for WiiWare demos some time this month, CEO Satoru Iwata told investors at a recent earnings briefing. The move is made to see if providing users with playable demos could possibly widen the WiiWare market, which Iwata admits, along with DSi Ware, is small. ...

Nintendo to test out playable WiiWare demos
What They Play: Today — ... That looks to change, however, as IGN reports that Nintendo mentioned in a conference call this week that it will test out a program to make available playable demos for a select number of WiiWare games. It's unclear whether the program will be limited to Japan or be available to all worldwide Wii owners, but Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata says the program will kick off this month. ...

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